Meet this Weekend Division Team Boasting 1,800 Top-Flight Matches

What can you improve a outstanding experienced squad that have secured back-to-back championships, including a league-cup double boasting 30 victories from 32 games?

Sign a group of ex- pro players that have competed at the top tier of club football and international football as you aim for additional honors.

A Manchester team boasts an non-professional vets squad with nine ex- top-flight footballers in their current squad.

222 Top Division Scores, 325 International Appearances

Wythenshawe Veterans Over-35s are situated in south the city and compete in the Cheshire Veterans League Top Division.

Their roster this campaign boasts nine former Premier League footballers, with a total 1,801 Premier League games.

This elite squad also includes 222 Premier League goals and over 320 global appearances.

The squad feature one forward, who scored 37 goals in 117 games for his former club after signing for them for nine million pounds from Bundesliga club SC Freiburg in January 2012.

He made his first appearance for the team in their last home match against reigning title holders their rivals and scored all six goals in a 6-2 victory - featuring a 32-minute opening period hat-trick.

The roster for this campaign also features former pros such as English and Anfield forward Emile Heskey, Hull and Burnley winger George Boyd, Everton striker Oumar Niasse, Wigan Athletic full-back Maynor Figueroa, City pair Stephen Ireland and Nedum Onuoha and Premier League championship winners Joleon Lescott and Danny Drinkwater.

Collectively, the former Premier League footballers have secured 15 major honors and moved for total transfer sums of around £123m.

Household Figures and Global Stars

Stephen Ireland began turning out for the side during preseason this season through close mate and present Wythenshawe teammate Blake Norton, and the ex- Irish player then asked additional former professionals, who all compete in a weekly nine-a-side game, to join in.

Ex- Senegalese striker Niasse, who netted twelve goals in 65 Premier League games for Everton and still goes to their matches at Goodison Park, also made his first appearance against the opposition - who are based in Liverpool and use an Everton training kit as their strip.

"A mate Stephen Ireland told me 'join and have a game, it's a laugh'," commented the striker.

"Then he informed me we were playing a team from Liverpool and the surprise I had when I noticed them sporting Blue kits - I thought this is strange for me!

"When you still love football and you know you can still play, wherever you can play, what are you going to choose?

"The fans who come and see are pleased and to give someone's day if they watch us playing there and to pose us questions - it's more like the pleasure of us having somewhere we can play, with organisation of course."

Such is the strength in depth at Wythenshawe, he had his debut at full-back.

"It's a little different but then, I enjoy running and just go inside - I'm not staying back that much," he added.

"I tell my centre-back 'I'm not hanging back' and that I'm just going to continue running.

"The running is what I'm looking for. It's enjoyable."

Unreal Experience

Along with Cisse's 6 goals on his first game, Ireland has netted eight in three appearances for Wythenshawe, while George Boyd scored five on his first match and Lescott, a centre-half by position, notched a triple in one game as a striker.

Wythenshawe are top of the Top Tier with 3 victories from three and a goal difference of plus nineteen.

One opponent, 38, who plays on the flank for the opposition, came up against former Wigan full-back Maynor Figueroa on Sunday - and had to explain his young boy who Emile Heskey was.

Figueroa has played at two World Cups for Honduras, in addition to playing in over 200 top-flight games.

"It was spreading like wildfire they had these ex-Premier League stars," said Barrow.

"I felt I was a little awestruck playing against him to be honest.

"Also Emile [Heskey] got on and he's got over 60 English appearances.

"We held our own for a good twenty minutes but then we had a player sent off and it was tough.

"Our group literally have not ceased talking about it - I was phoning my mum and sibling on the journey home.

"They were all friendly, shaking our hands after the game - it was like playing a bunch of normal fellas.

"Now we can't wait for the return match."

'We'll Still Win the Title'

Andy Kirby manages the Collegiate vets side, who won the Top Division title the previous campaign, along with his co-manager.

"We scored 1-0 ahead and had a